A‘o au i ka ‘ōlelo no mea lua: ‘ekahi, nani ia a aloha au i ka Hawai‘i, a, ‘elua, male ka makuahine o‘u i he Hawai‘i a noho i ke Kauai.I learn Hawaiian for two reasons: first, it's beautiful and I love Hawai‘i, and, two, my aunt is married to a Hawai‘ian and lives on Kauai.

I would like to thank everyone showing their support for the longevity of the Hawaiian language in this thread. Not that long ago, the elders thought that this precious language would soon die of. However, following the hard work of very dedicated individuals, the situation is improving. The Māori people have been our role models. They've strived to revitalize their ancestral language through multiple venues, and we are trying to follow their example.